by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Jan 11, 2018 | Education For Professionals, Health Blogs
Pfizer, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and a long-time researcher of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other Neurodegenerative Disease drugs has halted all new research in this particular Neuroscience field. This announcement has come...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Jan 14, 2016 | Health Blogs, Research
Last week, Lumosity, a popular “brain training” game found on phones and tablets everywhere, was fined $2,000,000 by the FTC over its claims of helping users excel at work and school and reduce or delay “cognitive impairment associated with age and other serious...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Jul 29, 2015 | Health Blogs, Research
Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease, and although it may not be the leading cause of death in the U.S., one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia. You may very well have found your life touched by...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Dec 12, 2014 | Health Blogs
As we age, one of the scariest thoughts that cross our minds is that some day we might lose the ability to care for ourselves. Placing a burden on our friends and loved ones is not a goal of anyone, but certain circumstances and disease processes dictate the necessity...
